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As the insurgency raged in Iraq, U.S. troops struggling to fight a shadowy enemy killed civilians, witnessed their Iraqi partners abuse detainees and labored to reduce Iran’s influence over the fighting. None of these phenomena are unfamiliar to observers of the Iraq war. But this afternoon, the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks released a trove of nearly 392,000 U.S. [...]
I’ve been meaning to blog about this book for awhile – the time has come. Judging by the cover and existing reviews, I thought this book would be a typical collection of financial manias and panics. Fortunately, I got more than I bargained for; the book I would argue is written exclusively for contrarians and [...]
The fellows over at The Situationist blog have found another interesting read (via Seed Magazine). This article is about honesty & whether being honest is a conscious decision. I think the scientists behind these experiments need to add more participants to future studies. I suggest the following opposing participants; Buffett & Madoff. Click Here To [...]
Interesting paper on the trade offs between accuracy and precision in modeling (think excel)! Click Here To Download Less Is More: Accuracy vs Prediction In Modeling Introduction (By Susan Bachman, Coral Pipeline, & Marry Goodreau Stoner Associates Inc) As computers have increased in speed and capacity, pipeline modeling software has kept pace. Modelers can simulate [...]
A nice fellow implores the Australian Government to use “nudge” oriented reforms. Click Here To Read: Give Reform A Bit Of A Nudge (a la Thaler) Excerpt (Via Andrew Leigh) In Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, Chicago University academics Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein argue that economists and politicians have overestimated the [...]
I wonder what Buffett would think about this….Makes me think of the Ovarian Lottery Click Here For An Expanded Version of 5 Myths About Our Land Of Opportunity Introduction (Via Brookings) Americans have always believed that their country is unique in providing the opportunity to get ahead. Just combine hard work with a bit of [...]
Since Tim Geithner did not predict the economic crisis, Nassim Taleb has no interest in listening to him talk about it now. The author of The Black Swan, a book about risk and … [Read More...]
A leaked internal memo from physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva reports a … [Read More...]
The more one probes the universe at smaller and smaller scales, the weirder matter and energy seem … [Read More...]
Can you recall a moment when you could honestly say 'I told you so', but when no one listens? Well … [Read More...]
